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When Hlei was pregnant with her third child, the midwife detected a serious complication. Every year, 2,800 women in Myanmar die in childbirth and pregnancy, but Hlei survived. The correct diagnosis by a skilled midwife made the difference between life and death.

When Hlei was pregnant with her third child, the midwife detected a serious complication. Every year, 2,800 women in Myanmar die in childbirth and pregnancy, but Hlei survived. The correct diagnosis by a skilled midwife saved her life.

Violence against women and girls in Myanmar is a silent emergency. “I want to give these women access to justice”, says Lu Bu, a caseworker at a Women and Girls Centre in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Kachin State.

Violence against women and girls in Myanmar is a silent emergency. “I want to give these women access to justice”, says Lu Bu, a caseworker at a Women and Girls Centre in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Kachin State.